I'm a journalist (not a nurse) who's working on a story about how older patients--and their family members and friends--can assess, in advance, the quality of nursing care at a hospital. I'd also like to offer some practical advice on what people can do to help the nursing staff and minimize the chances of medication mistakes or other problems during a hospital stay.
I'd be grateful for your help.
Merely as a discussion-starter, I offer an R.N.'s advice on improving a hospital stay, as reported in a recent issue of Consumer Reports: "My biggest piece of advice is to have someone with the patient to make those obnoxious demands."
Many, many thanks.